by Web Editor | May 30, 2018 | News
Maine Sawmill On Track For Expansion With New Equipment The Maibec lumber mill is expecting to increase its capacity thanks to new equipment being supported with loan backing from the Finance Authority of Maine. The FAME board on May 17, 2018 approved a 90 percent...
by Web Editor | Apr 23, 2018 | News
Maine’s Pleasant River Lumber Awarded Grant; Will Expand Two Sawmills The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) recently awarded a $4,226,000 challenge grant from the Maine Technology Asset Fund 2.0 program to the Pleasant River Lumber Company. The $4.2 million will be...
by Web Editor | Feb 19, 2018 | News
With a rise in lumber prices, Aroostook County’s largest sawmill is gearing up for an expansion and investments in efficiencies. Maibec, the St. Pamphile, Quebec-based company that acquired the former Levesque sawmill in Masardis in 2015, is riding a strong wave of...
by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2016 | News
Maine’s Katahdin Forest Products Mulls Sawmill Expansion Katahdin Forest Products, the Oakfield-based maker of cedar log homes, is considering expanding its sawmill in Ashland at the same time that a lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada leaves a cloud of...
